Hat protector



Jan. 24, 1928.

1,657,057 s. ANDRIOLA HAT PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 12. 1927 INVENTOR $8M: fore flnarz'olcz ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

t UNITED-STATES SALVATORE AN DBIOLA OF YORKgN. Y.

HAT rnotrnoron.

Application filed January 12, 1927. Serial No. 160,749.

This invention relates to hat protectors in general and particularly to the kind adapted to prevent ahat, made of material" affected by dampness, from becomingwet.

One ofthe. objects of my invention is to provide a hat protector of such construction that it will by itself collapse into a minimum space when notin use. I:

Another object of my invention is to provide a hat protector which will, when placed upon the hat, firmly grip thecorner of the hatformed between the crown andthe brim and also prevent simultaneously,an excessive stretching of the material of the hat protector covering the topof'the crown and covering the brim of the hat.

Another object of my invention is to provide in such hat protector, means for'iirmly engaging the outer edge of the brim of a hatwithout the necessity of foldingthe material of the hatproteotor over that ed e.

The foregoing and further objects be more fully apparent from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings forming part of this disclosure in which,

Figure 1 represents a cross sectional view taken on line 11 of Figure 2, showing my device in a semi-collapsed form,

Figure 2 is a bottom view of my device and,

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of my device illustrating its adaption to a hat.

Before describing my invention in detail, I believe it essential to make a general comparison ofsimilar devices heretofore used and my device, which will enable me to show the difference and advantages over the ex isting art.

Hat protectors are well known. Mostly they have been so constructed that the material, usually of elastic nature, is brought over the brim of the hat, and held together by either the elasticity of the material itself, or by means of elastic bands or strings by means of which, the material may be drawn together. In each of these constructions the danger of breaking the material at the edge of the brim is quite obvious.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 10 denotes the upper portion of my hat protector adapted to cover the top'of the crown. Member 10 possesses at its outer periphery, a reinforcing band 11, to which is connected an intermediate member 12,-consisting of a ring-like portion, the inner edge of which, terminating in a reinforcement 13. The latter is of somewhat heavier construction than reinforcement 11 as is plainly evident from the drawings. This reinforce1nent l3 is the one member which issubjected to a stretch mg operation when the protector is being placed upon thehead. V Between the reinforcement 18 and a still larger reinforcement 14, is a ring-shaped member 15. l

The construction of member 12 and its connection between members 10 and 15 causes my device to automatically collapse nto a flat position whenthe protector is not in use. 7 1

Referring to Figure 3,-it will be seen, that when thehatprotector ismounted upon the hat. reinforcement 13 is stretched. considerably, while reinforcement 14, engaging the brim 16 of the hat, indicatedin brokenlines,

is also stretched, together with. member15.

Thetop member 10;. however,v remains unstretched and only the lower part of member 12is partially expanded, untilit changes its original ring shape tovcylindrical form.

In this manner, the material of the hat protector is prevented frombecoming defective due to an over strain put upon these parts of the device and that the bands 13 and 14, particularly band 13, are subjected to stretching.

Due to their sturdy construction, these parts are made safe against breakage.

My device is particularly intended for covering straw hats made of stiff material. It

' is well known that the outer edge of the brim of a straw hat is usually provided with a plurality of prongs or similar design which will imbed themselves into the reinforcing member 14, thereby holding the latter in the desired position and prevent it from becom mg disengaged from the hat.

I prefer constructing my device from clas tic material and employ preferably round rubber bands for reinforcements 11, 13 and 1 4. However, the .material from which members 10, 12 and 15 are made, do not necessarily have to be made of rubber and an lmpregnated silk or cotton material will answer the purpose, in which case, the portions of members 12 and 15 nearest to-reinforcement 13, will take on a form of pleats which will allow for the stretching of these members. This construction is notshown in the drawings since it is self-evident.

vice and its construction changed accordingly provided however, thatthe principle of collapsibility and theprinciple of attachment are adhered to. r j

Having thus described my invention and reserving for myself the right to make such changes and improvements as may be necessitatedby the application of my invention to variously shaped hats, I claim:

1. A hat protector, comprising a body composed of a plurality of distinct sections united attlieir edges, and consisting of a fliit top section and substantially ringshaped bottom and intermediate sections, normally in adjacent relation to each other, resilient reinforcements provided at their joints and an additional reinforcement arranged at the outer edge of the largest of these sections, adapted to be engaged by the edge oitliebrimof a hat. 7' j 2. A hat protector, comprising a body composed of three distinct sections, connected with eachother, and consisting of a flat top section and substantially ring-shaped bottomand intermediate sections, normally in adjacent relation to each other, resilient reinforcements provided at their connections and a resilient reinforcing member associated with one of said sections adapted to be engaged by the outer edge of thebrim of a hat, said intermediate section adapted to assume a cylindrical shape when the protector is mounted upon aw hat.

3. A hat protector, comprising a body of waterproof material composed of three distinct sections adapted to normally collapse, when not in use, into flat position and so thatone section rests upon the other, said sections consisting of a flat top section and substantially ring-shaped bottom and intermediate sections, and provided at their joints with resilient reinforcements, and run other reinforcement provided at the outer edge of the largest section and adapted to be engaged by the outer edge of a hat.

4. A hat protector, comprising a body of waterproof, resilient material and composed of three distinct sections, one of which is disc-shaped, the other two resembling rin having smaller inner and larger outer ametrical dimensions, said sections being united with each other, resilient reinforce ments provided at the joining edges of said sections and a heavy resilient reinforcement arranged at the outer edge of the largest section and serving for engaging the outer edge of the brim of a hat, said sections, when not in use, adapted to automatically collapse to a flat form in which one section rests upon and becomes adjacent to the other.

Signed atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 17th day of September, A. D. 1926.

SALVATORE ANDRIOLA, 

